What is Healing?

What is healing? In medical terms it is to make free from injury or disease. This is achieved by some form of medical intervention. If you have a headache you take an paracetamol and hopefully you feel better. There are of course many conditions worse that a headache and for that we need to be thankful for the progress of science.

However, there are other forms of healing on much simpler terms that can ease less serious conditions.

For example our speech can help to ease discomfort and pain on emotional levels. Supporting and encouraging your friends to feel and think differently can really help them cope with the difficulties we all experience in life. If stored up they build up our stress levels which in turn will make us ill.

By using our ears and really listening without interrupting can comfort and console someone. On a professional level the skills of talking and listening is called Councelling.

Touch is so important in the role of our general well being. there are many examples of this just stroking a dog can release oxytocin, next time you do it notice what changes happen in your body. Some hospitals have Pat dogs whose sole purpose is doing just that.

If you have an ache in the body or bang your arm for example, the first thing you do is put your hand to the area of pain.. this is a form of self healing.

Reaching out and touching someone, a gentle pat on the arm can make someone feel better, and if they are receptive to it a hug is fabulous.

Reflexology is all about touch, if you find a good Reflexologist you may be surprised by the experience, and you also might just feel some healing somewhere in your body.